Most JDK releases report macOS version 12 as 10.16 instead of 12.0

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        Here are the results of my testing:

        10.16 1.8.0_152-b16
        10.16 1.8.0_162-b12
        10.16 9.0.4+11
        10.16 10.0.1+10
        10.16 10.0.2+13
        10.16 11.0.2+9
        10.16 12.0.2+10
        10.16 13+33
        10.16 13.0.2+8
        10.16 14+36-1461
        10.16 14.0.2+12-46
        10.16 15+35-1559
        10.16 15.0.2+7-27
        10.16 16+36-2231
        10.16 16.0.1+9-24
        12.0 17-ea+25-2252
        12.0 17-ea+29-2576

        I understand that some changes have been backported, but I'm not sure if they have been released or if they are correct.

        I know of two ways to get the right answer regardless of the linked SDK:

        1. Run this program as follows:
                String[] cmd = { "/usr/bin/sw_vers", "-productVersion" };
                String[] env = { "SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0" };
        2. Parse the file /System/Library/CoreServices/.SystemVersionPlatform.plist
          [note the leading dot in the name]
        These steps would be needed only if the apparent system version is 10.16.

        See https://gitmemory.com/issue/ziglang/zig/7569/756422179 for more information.

              Assignee:
              Roger Riggs
              Reporter:
              Alan Snyder
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